Administrative Skills, Assays, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Clinical Laboratory, Coagulation, Data Entry, Documentation, Hematology, Identify Issues, Instrumentation, Inventory Management, Laboratory Management, Laboratory Systems, Laboratory Testing, Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse, Maintain Compliance, Medical Records, Phlebotomy, Quality Control, Quality Monitoring, Record Keeping, Regulatory Compliance, Sample/Specimen Processing, Test Data, Test Lab, Testing
Position: Point of Care Lab Technician - Permanent
**NO PHLEBOTOMIST, MUST BE LVN, MLT, or CLS**
Shift: Monday-Friday 2pm - 10:30pm - available
Location: 10948 Bigge St, San Leandro, CA 94577
***WILL HAVE TO DRIVE TO 10948 Bigge St San Leandro CA 94577 TO PICK UP AND RETURN VAN EVERY SHIFT***
Hourly: $26.00 - $32.00
Under supervision of Laboratory Manager, performs waived laboratory tests in a remote or mobile setting. Also responsible for monitoring quality of reagents and working condition of instruments.
Essential Functions:
- Receives specimens from phlebotomists and couriers.
- May operate a delivery van to bring the mobile lab to an area of high volume of STAT testing when applicable.
- Enters patient demographics and test orders into lab information system.
- Checks the quality control of each test prior to running and reporting patient results. Ensures QC is within appropriate limits and brings problems to a supervisor/manager in real time.
- Performs lab testing in the areas of point of care which may include Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis, Molecular and Coagulation.
- Data entry of test results.
- Confirms abnormal results prior to releasing and bring any “rare and improbable” test results to the attention of a supervisor/manager.
- Performs blood collection to include venipuncture and capillary specimens.
- Processes specimens and logs requisitions as needed.
- Close monitoring of STAT board to ensure STAT TAT goal is obtained consistently.
- Assists in maintaining an adequate inventory of supplies and ensures compliance with state requirements for documentation of lot numbers with quality control and specimen records.
- Troubleshoots problems (client, instrument, computer) as needed.
- Performs maintenance on the automated instrumentation as needed.
- Records the quality control and maintains the QC records on all assays performed.
- Performs other tasks and procedures that are commensurate with education, training and abilities.
- Responsible for all clerical functions associated with specimen integrity, testing, identification and reporting of department testing.
- Follows all safety protocols as outlined in safety manual.
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United Health Care Staffing